Benghazi affair becoming a Washington-style farce

11:11 PM,
Dec. 5, 2012

UN Ambassador Susan Rice leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 28 with Sen. Susan Collins, R- Maine, and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., about the Benghazi terrorist attack. Rice continued her fight Wednesday to win over skeptics in the Senate who could block her chances at becoming the next U.S. secretary of state.

Written by

Gene Lyons

Even in a news environment dominated by melodramatic, often bogus, group narratives, the Susan Rice affair stands out. What began as a tragedy in Benghazi has degenerated into a classic Washington farce, with Fox News and its allies pushing GOP political correctness, politicians faking indignation for TV cameras, and "mainstream" pundits advancing a false storyline for dramatic purposes.

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